We were live at Autzen Stadium, where the 25th-ranked Oregon Ducks dominated No. 12 BYU behind a big game from Bo Nix and won the top 25 showdown 41-20.
Nix finished 13 of 18 for 222 yards and two touchdowns and the UO quarterback also rushed for three more TDs as the Ducks built a 38-7 lead and rolled from there.
The Ducks (2-1) were hosting their first top 25 opponent of the Dan Lanning era and first at UO since 2018.
Here’s a recap of how the game unfolded.
FINAL: OREGON 41, BYU 20
-- BYU gets the ball back, starting from its own 25. The Cougars drive into Oregon territory, but they run out of time. Oregon wins the game 41-20 to improve to 2-1 on the season. The Cougars fall to 2-1.
-- Bo Nix back in. Bucky Irving runs for 13, 7 and 9. Noah Whittington for 11 and no gain. False start. Whittington for 2. Nix runs for 12. Whittington for 12. Irving loses 2. Whittington for 4. Snap infraction. Nix to Troy Franklin for 10. Camden Lewis 25-yard field goal. Oregon 41, BYU 20 - 2:16
-- Jaren Hall passes for 4 and no gain. Hall to Chase Roberts for 11 and first down. Incomplete, pass interference on Dontae Manning. BYU 2-yard touchdown run - questionable whether Hall’s knee was down on handoff. 2-point try is no good. Oregon 38, BYU 20 - 10:39
-- Illegal substitution. Bucky Irving runs for 3, loses 4. Ty Thompson intercepted on deflected ball.
-- Jaren Hall pass for 17. Incomplete but defensive holding moves the sticks. Hall 18-yard touchdown to Kody Epps. Oregon 38, BYU 14 - 14:05
End 3rd QUARTER: OREGON 38, BYU 7
-- Jaren Hall pass for 7. Hall runs for 2 and then 3 and first down. Incomplete long pass, Dontae Manning on coverage. Chris Brooks stopped by Keyon Ware-Hudson for los of 2.
-- Ty Thompson backward pass loses 26 yards. Bucky Irving runs for 11. Thompson incomplete but offsides wipes it out. BYU timeout - 2:42. Third-and-20, Thompson pass to Patrick Herbert for 5. Punt to BYU 45.
-- Lopini Katoa runs for 2. Jaren Hall runs for 3. Incomplete. Punt, Kris Hutson fumbled and recovers at UO 31.
-- Jordan James take a pitch for 4. Incomplete pass for Troy Franklin. Incomplete, pass knocked down. Adam Barry punt to BYU 22 plus 10 yards on BYU hold.
-- Kickoff returned to 28, big tackle by Darren Barkins to save a longer return. Jaren Hall pass for 14. Hall pass to Chris Brooks for 18 yards down the right sideline. Incomplete under pressure. Incomplete. Third-and-10, incomplete. Hall scrambles for 5, turnovers on downs.
-- Bo Nix to Chase Cota for 22. Nix scrambles for 1. Noah Whittington for 3. Nix to Terrance Ferguson for 9-yard touchdown. Oregon 38, BYU 7 - 8:21
-- Kickoff returned to BYU 27. Jaren Hall scrambles for 2, 2 and 5 more. Chris Brooks stopped by Brandon Dorlus, turnover on downs.
-- Touchback. Bucky Irving runs for 11. Bo Nix to Troy Franklin for 24. Irving for no gain. Nix to Moliki Matavao for 23. Incomplete, intended for Chase Cota. Noah Whittington for 11 and 1. Incomplete for Patrick Herbert. Third-and-goal, Nix 6-yard touchdown run. Oregon 31, BYU 7 - 11:54
HALFTIME: OREGON 24, BYU 7
-- Andrew Boyle touchback. Run for 2 yards. Halftime.
-- Jackson Powers-Johnson in at right guard Noah Whittington for 4. Bo Nix to Cam McCormick for 5. Nix QB sneak out of 6 OL 13 personnel is short, same formation and Jordan James runs for 2 and first down. Nix scrambles for 4. Whittington for 6. Oregon timeout - 2:41. James runs for 11 to BYU 47, then another 5 out of 13 personnel. Nix throws it away. Third-and-five, Sean Dollars for 3. Fourth-and-two, Jordan James for 11. Nix to Chase Cota for 16 to the BYU 15. YBU timeout - 0:29. Nix to Terrance Ferguson for 15-yard touchdown. Oregon 24, BYU 7 - 0:24. 13 plays, 79 yards in 5:33
-- Andrew Boyle kickoff returned to BYU 27. Jaren Hall pass for 4 and 14, holding wipes out the latter. Hall to Chase Roberts for 12. Hall to Kody Epps for 16 on third-and-four, was left hash to right out vs. Trikweze Bridges. Chris Brooks for no gain. BYU timeout. Pass for 9. Run for first down wiped out by holding. Third-and-11, Oregon in dime and BYU with 17-yard pass to Brayden Cosper. Cosper for another 12. Hall throws it away. Pass to Chase Roberts for 2, Mase Funa form tackle. Third-and-eight, pass incomplete out of bounds by the end zone and clearly picking on Trikweze Bridges. Jake Oldroyd’s 38-yard field goal is wide right, his third straight miss.
-- Bucky Irving runs for 3. Bo Nix scrambles for 6. Nix QB sneak for 2. Irving for 6 and 3. Ducks go mega huge package with Josh Conerly Jr. Nix 50-yard bomb to Troy Franklin, great route and better catch - longest UO play of the season. Nix 2-yard touchdown run. Oregon 17, BYU 7 - 11:44
-- Jaren Hall 28-yard touchdown to Isaac Rex. Oregon 10, BYU 7 - 14:53
End 1st QUARTER: OREGON 10, BYU 0
-- Andrew Boyle touchback. Jaren Hall pass for 1. BYU forced to call timeout due to late substitution. Hall runs for 6. Lopini Katoa runs for 5. Pass to Katoa for 8. Katoa for no gain and then 3 for another first down. Pass to Kody Epps gains 9, Mase Funa misses a tackle. Chris Brooks runs for 11 and 4. End of quarter.
-- Noah Whittington runs for 6. Bo Nix to Cam McCormick for 14. Whittington for 9. Nix incomplete, penalty for pass interference. Whittington bounces off tackles but loses 3. Nix to Chase Cota but ineligible man downfield on Marcus Harper II wipes it out. Nix to Terrance Ferguson, reviewed and ruled incomplete, but offsides makes it moot. Pass to Whittington for 3 out of a covered WR formation, first time Ducks have gone to that this season. Check down to Jordan James for 6. Delay of game. Camden Lewis 28-yard field goal. Oregon 10, BYU 0 - 4:26
-- Andrew Boyle touchback. Chris Brooks runs for 3. Chase Roberts runs for 2. Third-and-5, incomplete, PBU by Christian Gonzalez. Punt and late hit by BYU on Seven McGee fair catch. UO ball at BYU 49.
-- Bo Nix short pass to Kris Hutson, who breaks free for 26. False start on TJ Bass. Bucky Irving gains 5. Irving reverses field and rips off 36 yards, great downfield blokcking by Troy Franklin. Nix 2-yard run. Oregon 7, BYU 0 - 10:21
-- Andrew Boyle with a low line drive for touchback. Jaren Hall 35-yard pass to Chase Roberts. Hall sacked by Jordon Riley for loss of 4. Chris Brooks runs for 4 and 3 on third-and-10. Swing pass goes for just one, stop by Jeff Bassa and Bennett Williams for turnover on downs.
-- Oregon wins the toss and defers. BYU to receive to East end zone.
PREGAME
-- Only players not seen in pads are injured: Steven Jones (left foot), Sua’ava Poti (right foot), Michael Afaese (foot), Popo Aumavae (right foot surgery) or have been limited during practice: Bram Walden, Michael Wooten
-- OL Steven Jones (left foot) is out
-- All running backs and returners are in uniform
-- OG Ryan Walk taking part in early warmups
-- All quarterbacks, tight ends and specialists are in uniform
HOW TO WATCH
TV Channel: FOX
On air: Radio on 1080 “The Fan” in Portland, KUGN-AM 590 in Eugene
How to watch live stream online: You can watch this game live for FREE with DirecTV Stream (free trial) or with fuboTV (free trial). You can also get this game on Sling TV (promotional offers) if you are out of fuboTV trials, or simply prefer those platforms and their pricing plans. You can also watch this game live on FOX Sports Live with your cable or satellite provider login information.
PREGAME READING:
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